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- Ducula cuprea
Identification
- Grey fore-end both above and below, with vinous wash to crown
- Throat, chin and ear coverts paler but with pinkish wash
- Earth-brown wings and lower back
- Ochre vent area with darker spots
- Eye dark brown, eye-ring purplish
Distribution
Southwest India (Western Ghats from Goa to Kerala)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly included in Mountain Imperial Pigeon
Habitat
Forest in low but mainly higher elevation including mountains.
Behaviour
Vocalisation
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2022. IOC World Bird List (v 12.2) DRAFT. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.12.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Malabar Imperial Pigeon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Malabar_Imperial_Pigeon
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
